JoePa4Ever
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I have no problem with the ADR's system, past or present.
I didn't think of this as an option!

I have no problem with the ADR's system, past or present.
I remember your posts from the "Calling All Sept Disers" thread - you are the planner of all planners - perhaps I should have added another option for you like beyond 360 days![]()
Personally I thought the 180 was ridiculous. It is for the ocd planner. (not meant to offend) I would think that most people do not plan a vacation that far out and if they do most I would think are not ready to plan each day of thier vacation over six months ahead of time. JMHO
Our family would think about where we would want to go next year and save for it, but booking and planning every detail out is a different story.
I would have no problem with the 180 day policy - if Disney were to announce the park hours and schedules that far out.
I think there are probably plenty of repeat visitors who don't plan that far in advance. We go just about every year, but we usually don't know when until a few months in advance. If we're traveling in Dec or Jan, we can book 6+ months in advance, but fall and spring trips depend on DH's workload and we don't generally know that far ahead of time. And for us, dining is a big enough part of our vacation experience that we'd postpone a trip rather than settle for eating mostly CS because there are few/no ADRs available.
Well I think a lot of people on here like 180 because obviously if you are spending a lot of time on here you are very interested in your vacation and want to be prepared. I am not in any way ocd or a big planner, expect when it comes to vacation. I have to admit that 180 days was a nice advantage to get ADR's before a lot of people had planned their trips. I am expecting a rough ADR experience this year (doing free dining) and I fully expect to either not get what I want or have to keep calling back. I think you have to have adr's because I would hate to have to wait 2 hours for a table everytime I wanted to eat at a sit down restaurant. Last year we were not able to get LeCellier (lunch or dinner) or CRT Breakfast (although I did get a lunch). I called at open on my 180 day. Got through right away, just couldn't get a table for 5. Hopefully this year I will be more, not less, successful.
My thought would be to have them at 60 days so that you can see the calendar to plan your days first then match your ADRs to your park days. If you go at the beginning of the month, there are times that you don't know what days are EMH when you need to book your ADRs.